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geolstor

(n.)
Grammar
geolstor, gelostr, gillister, es; n.: <b>geolstor,</b> e; <b>gillistre,</b> an; f.
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Swiling wið gillistrum tó heáfdes hǽlo, ii. 2, 3

hilfe

(n.)
Grammar
hilfe, es; n.
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Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán, ac him forwyrnde sum óþer swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte and wið-hæfde ꝥ slege. Hml. S. 31, 154. Take here helfe; m. n. (?) ( l.n.) in Dict. and add

Linked entries: hylfe helfe

nett

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ic wéne þeáh ꝥ gé hí ðonne settan úp on dúnum and innon wudum, Bt. 33, 3; F. 118, 11-15. v. feax-, fugol-, sǽ-, wíd(?)-nett

sǽtnung

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnung, e; f.

plot, snare ⬩ seditio

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a lying in wait, plot, snare, Hé hine bæd ðæt hé his líf gescylde wið swá mycles éhteres sǽtningum obsecrans ut vitam suam a tanti persecutoris insidiis tutando servaret, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513, 5.

Linked entries: sǽtnere sétnung

ǽniht

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L. 20, 40. as adjective Næfdes ðú mæht wið mec ǽneht ullam Jn. L. 19, 11. as adverb Ne forstondes ǽniht wífigæ non expedit nubere, Mt. L. 19, 10: Mk. L. 5, 26: Jn. L. 6, 63

óra

(n.)
Grammar
óra, an ; m.

A border, edge, margin, bank

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Ðonan on ðone óran foran wið-eástan Ecgulfes setl west be ðatn óran eft tóweard setle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 2-3. Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21. On óra[n] his hrægles in oram vestimenti ejus, Ps.

Linked entries: íre óre

ge-þafung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þafung, e; f.

Permission ⬩ allowance ⬩ assent ⬩ consent ⬩ permissio ⬩ assensus ⬩ consensus

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Permission, allowance, assent, consent; permissio, assensus, consensus Mid Earnulfes geþafunge with Arnulf's permission, Chr. 887; Erl. 86, 3. Be his geþafunge gecyrde se apostol by his permission the apostle returned, Homl. Th. i. 60, 6: Th.

Linked entry: þafung

be-légan

(v.)
Grammar
be-légan, bi-légan; p. -légde; pp. -légd

To surround with flame ⬩ circumflagrare flamma

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To surround with flame; circumflagrare flamma Líge belégde surrounded with flame [Ger. umlodert mit lohe] Cd. 188; Th. 234, 22; Dan. 296

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fierdian

(v.)
Grammar
fierdian, p. ede; pp. ed

To march ⬩ proficisci

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To march; proficisci Mid ðære scíre ðe mid him fierdedon with the division which marched with him, Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 33

be-stéman

(v.)
Grammar
be-stéman, -stýman; p. de; pp. ed

To BESTEAM, bedew, make damp, make wet ⬩ humectare, madefacere, circumfundere

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Hú ðú wǽgflotan wǽre bestémdan sund wisige how thou directest the sailing of the wave-floater [ship] wetted with the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 974; An. 487. Dreóre bestémed wet with blood, 2949; An. 1477

Linked entries: stíman be-stýman

ge-þwinglod

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Sax. bi-þwingan), and having suffix -el denoting an implement, might be inferred with meaning 'band' (cf. þwang); then ge-þwinglod might mean 'provided with a þwingel,' 'bound up.' Add

hæbbenga

(adv.)
Grammar
hæbbenga, adv.

With constraint, constrainedly

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With constraint, constrainedly

þirran

(v.)
Grammar
þirran, þierran

to dry ⬩ wipe.

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to dry, wipe

Linked entries: þæran á-þierran

tó-geagnes

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
tó-geagnes, -gegnes, -geánes, -génes.

towards, ⬩ so as to meet ⬩ against, ⬩ to meet ⬩ in the way of, ⬩ to meet the approach of ⬩ in readiness for, ⬩ against the coming of ⬩ against, ⬩ for the purpose of resisting ⬩ on the approach of, ⬩ towards ⬩ again, ⬩ in return

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(-gægnes, Rush.) færes iúh remain and tell his disciples that he will come to meet you, Mk.

hé

(pronoun.)
Grammar
hé, [In p. 513, col. 1. l. 60 Enachis (Num. 13, 29) should be read for Enac his: cf. the accusative Enachim in Jos. 11. 21. For -is as gen. in foreign names cf. Num. 13, 11, 12.]
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Mín wíf ðá hwíle hiá hit gehaldan wile, C. D. i. 310, 12. Án wíf . . . heó (hió, L., heó, R.) cwæð, Mt. 9, 21: Gen. 3, 15. Nys þis mǽden (þæt mægden, R.) deád ac heó (hió, R.) slǽpð, Mt. 9, 24. pleonastically, cf.

ge-híran

(v.)
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H. 237, 28. ꝥ; ǽr r with past ptcple.

þanc

(n.)
Grammar
þanc, es; m.

thought ⬩ kindly thought, ⬩ favour, ⬩ grace ⬩ agreeableness, ⬩ pleasure, ⬩ satisfaction ⬩ according to what is agreeable, agreeably, pleasantly ⬩ to the satisfaction of a person, ⬩ so as to please ⬩ pleasing, ⬩ agreeable, ⬩ grateful ⬩ thanks ⬩ by (one's) grace, favour ⬩ of (one's own) accord, ⬩ with (a person's) consent, ⬩ willingly ⬩ voluntarily ⬩ at (one's) pleasure or will ⬩ in or of itself ⬩ for (one's) sake

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Hé nam sume mid him, sume þances, sume unþances he took some of them with him, some willingly, others against their will, Chr. 1066; Erl. 198, 36.

Linked entries: þancung þonc

friþ-land

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-land, es; n.

A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made ⬩ pācis terra

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A land with which, one is at peace, with which ' friþ' has been made; pācis terra Hí ðone mǽstan hearm dydon ðe ǽfre here innon friþlande dón sceolde they did the greatest harm that ever an army could do in a land with which it was at peace, Chr. 1097

án-rǽdlíce

(adv.)
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Wið þám þe hi ealle ánrǽdlíce tó him gecyrdon, Chr. 1014; P. 145, 9. Gesetnys ánrǽdlíce (uniformiter) gehealden, R. Ben.

æt-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-bredan, &amp;c. l. æt-bregdan, -brédan; p. -brægd, -brǽd, pl. -brugdon, -brúdon; pp. -brogden, -bróden, and add: To take away from (
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with dat. or with preps, of, fram) Ætbrǽt detorsit, Germ. 397, 368. with idea of deprivation God forgeaf ðá ǽhta, and God hí eft ætbrǽd, Hml. Th. ii. 328, 30.